USE OF REACTIVE DYE IN A THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING PROCESS - Patent 1194298

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EP 1 194 298 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15

(21)	Application number: 00937864.7

(22)	Date of filing: 26.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B41M 5/38, B41M 5/00, B41M 7/00, D06P 5/00, D06P 5/02, B41M 5/025

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0014/645

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0073/084 (07.12.2000 Gazette 2000/49)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

28.05.1999 US 322737

(71)	Applicant: SAWGRASS SYSTEMS, INC.
	Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WAGNER, Barbara Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (US) THOMPSON, Kimberlee Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (US) XU, Ming Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (US)

(74)	Representative: Brown, Fraser Gregory James et al
	fJ Cleveland 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JQ London WC2A 1JQ (GB)

(54)	USE OF REACTIVE DYE IN A THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING PROCESS